Are you stupid? I am the villain behind the scenes

When Li Zhuo and Li Xuan walked back to find Aunt Su, they ran into Hua Xi who was standing outside the deserted yard.

After the night visit that night, she recalled the scene carefully and seemed to see reddish-brown spots on the wall.

That was dried blood.

But how could a basement used for punishment and solitary confinement be related to bloodstains?

Hua Xi suspected that the basement might have been used for other purposes.

Just as she was lost in thought, two childish voices rang out.

"Hello, Aunt Baisheng."

Li Zhuo and Li Xuan greeted politely.

Before the banquet, Li Qingchi suggested that Hua Xi change her surname back to "Li", but Hua Xi disagreed, so she still kept the name she had in Xuanzhou.

Hua Xi recognized the two children as the children of Brother Li Zhouyang and nodded in response, "Hello."

Li Xuan's eyes sparkled with curiosity, and she couldn't help asking, "Aunt Baisheng, what are you doing standing here?"

Hua Xi looked at Li Xuan's innocent face, and she was tempted to find out what she was thinking, so she said, "I was wondering, this courtyard has a good location, but why is it vacant and no one lives there."

Li Xuan looked towards the yard. Before she could speak, Li Zhuo answered first: "I know, it's because Great Grandfather doesn't agree. He doesn't allow anyone to enter this yard."

A subtle light flashed in Hua Xi's eyes, and she continued to seduce him, "Why didn't Grandpa allow it? Did something bad happen in there?"

Li Zhuo's face twisted into a ball and he shook his head: "I don't know, my great grandfather never said anything, but he just didn't let me in."

At this time, Li Xuan quietly tugged at the corner of Hua Xi's clothes and whispered, "Aunt Bai Sheng, I know."

"You know?" Hua Xi was a little surprised.

Li Xuan nodded heavily, then raised her head and waved, "Aunt, please come down a little, I want to tell you something in secret."

Hua Xi was over 1.7 meters tall, and eight-year-old Li Xuan was only as tall as her waist.

Hua Xi squatted down as she was told. Li Xuan lowered her voice very low, and her warm breath sprayed in her ears:

"Aunt, I told you that you can't tell anyone else because there's a ghost in the yard."

Haunted?

Hua Xi's expression showed obvious confusion.

Seeing that Hua Xi didn't believe her, Li Xuan leaned over to her ear and whispered, "It's true. My uncle told me personally. He said that when he was very young, he heard screams coming from this yard at night, but no one lived there, so my uncle said it was a ghost screaming."

The "little uncle" that Li Xuan mentioned is Li Hanjin, the youngest son of Li Cenyuan's fifth brother, who is 25 years old this year.

Screams?

Hua Xi fell into deep thought.

Seeing that Hua Xi didn't react, Li Xuan thought that she still didn't believe her, and she was so anxious that she was about to cry: "Aunt, everything I said is true!"

Hua Xi quickly comforted him: "I believe it."

Li Xuan was comforted instantly and looked at Hua Xi with blinking eyes.

Hua Xi gently touched Li Xuan's head and said, "Did your uncle tell you if he heard or saw anything else?"

Li Xuan frowned and tried to recall, then shook her head: "No more, that's all."

"Zhuo'er, Xuan'er!" A woman's voice called out.

Li Zhuo turned around and responded, "Aunt Su."

Aunt Su trotted over to them and said, "Finally I found you. The martial arts class is about to start. Go back to class quickly."

"Okay." Li Zhuo called Li Xuan, "Sister, we have to go to class."

"right away."

"Aunt, you must not tell anyone else about this. My uncle forbad me to tell anyone, but I told it because you are pretty." Li Xuan warned seriously.

Hua Xi promised: "I won't tell."

After getting Hua Xi's assurance, Li Xuan finally felt relieved.

"Goodbye, Aunt Baisheng."

After Li Zhuo and Li Xuan said goodbye to Hua Xi, they followed Aunt Su away.

Hua Xi looked at their backs, then turned to look at the deserted yard.

If she guessed correctly, the screams that Li Hanjin heard should have come from the people imprisoned inside.

The bloodstains should have been left at that time.